Lemon Cake

For a long time I had been looking for a really good lemon cake, made from scratch. I finally decided to take a recipe and tweak it to make it good and this one is just that!! 

1 c butter 

2 c sugar 

4 eggs 

3 c plain flour 

2 tsp. baking powder 

1 tsp. salt 

1 c milk 

9 TBS lemon juice (plus extra for the glaze) 

1 TBS  lemon zest

Mix the flour, salt and baking powder and set aside. In another bowl cream the sugar and butter. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the milk and flour alternately to the cream mixture. Then stir in  lemon juice and the zest. Spoon into a greased 9 x 13 baking pan and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. Mix glaze and spread on top.

Glaze:

Mix 3 c confectionary sugar with 1 tsp. vanilla and enough lemon juice to make it the right consistency.